General knowledge quiz

HISTORY

1 Which flamboyant 19th-century Irish writ

was imprisoned in Reading Gaol? 2 In which ship did the Pilgrim Fathers set s

from Plymouth in 1620? 3 Who became President of the USA when

Roosevelt died in April 1945? 4 Which English king was defeated by Willia

the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings? 5 Pierre Trudeau was prime minister of wh

country 1968-79 and 1980-84? 6 Which US showman established the ‘Grea

Show On Earth’ in 1871?

FILM & MUSIC

7 Which Jamaican singer’s albums included Natty Dread and Exodus? 8 How was the rock-and-roll pianist Antoine Domino better known? 9 Who directed Halloween and The Thing? 10 Which rock band released albums entitled Tommy and Quadrophenia? 11 Which Spanish tenor became seriously ill leukaemia in 1987, but returned to work t following year? 12 Who starred in Some Like it Hot and The China Syndrome?

SCIENCE

13 What is a barometer used to measure? 14 Are protons positively or negatively char 15 ‘Roentgen rays’ was the original name fo which medically-used form of electromag radiation? 16 In which organ can the pineal gland be fo 17 What nationality was chemist and Nobel founder Alfred Nobel? 18 What is the boiling point of water in degr Celsius?

WORDS

19 In economics, what is represented by the initials PSBR? 20 How many gods does a monotheist believ 21 How is acquired immune deficiency synd better known? 22 What is a balalaika? 23 What does the acronym UNESCO stand fo 24 What is Esperanto?

UK

25 Which London street is synonymous with

private medicine? 26 By what name were the Parliamentarian opponents of the Cavaliers known in the English Civil War? 27 On which river does Bedford stand? 28 Which naturalist and wildlife painter, son famous explorer, founded the Wildfowl Tr at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire? 29 Which London street is synonymous with

bespoke tailoring trade? 30 Which Welsh port has a ferry connection

Rosslare in the Republic of Ireland?

Solutions in Monday’s Daily Record